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| cinematography = Andrey Ivanov
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| released = {{Film date|2019|10|24|Russia and Other countries}}
| studio = Central Partnership Productions <br> StartFilm
| studio = Central Partnership Productions <br> StartFilm
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* Kirill Nagiev as Gosha
* Kirill Nagiev as Gosha
* [[Vitaliy Khaev]]
* [[Vitaliy Khaev]]

== Production ==
The novel ''Text'' ([[:ru:Текст (роман)|ru]]) by Dmitry Glukhovsky, the author of the [[Metro 2033]] series, was released in 2017 and was later translated into more than 20 languages. Within a week after the release of the book, Glukhovsky received about ten proposals for a film adaptation, including from [[Timur Bekmambetov]], who wanted to make a film in the screenlife genre. Offers also came from the United States, Italy and South Korea. On October 21, 2019, Glukhovsky said that in parallel with the Russian company, the rights to the film adaptation were bought by an American company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://russianfilmweekusa.com/event/text-20191213/|title=''Text'' |date=December 13, 2019 |accessdate= |work=Russian Film Week New York}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
At the beginning of the filming, Dmitry Glukhovsky offered the director Klim Shipenko the script ''Text'' he already had, which the director asked for some adjustments. Due to the busy travel schedule, Glukhovsky managed to visit the film set just a few times. He repeatedly met with the director and talked with the actors about their roles, and also played the role of a metro passenger in an episode of the film.

[[Principal photography]] took place in January - March 2019. Instead of [[Lobnya]], the town of [[Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Oblast]] was filmed, also the shooting took place in [[Moscow]] and the [[Maldives]]. Filming in the apartment Goryunov took place in an ordinary residential building. The scene in the sewer was filmed in a real sewer in [[Troparyovo-Nikulino District]] at a depth of about 10 meters. Scenes in the subway took place in the Moscow metro after the approval process. [[Kristina Asmus]] also plays her heroine Nina in the eponymous production of the [[Yermolova Theatre]].

Scenes on the streets, in the subway, on trains, were shot without blocking the area among ordinary passers-by and passengers - with the help of a half-hidden camera integrated into the animal carrier.

== Music ==
[[Basta (rapper)]], having watched the film, wrote for him the song ''It’s scary to live like this'', the director of the clip was Klim Shipenko. [[Alexander Petrov (actor)|Alexander Petrov]] appears in the video in the image of Ilya Goryunov and performs the verse.

==Release==
The film is scheduled to be released in Russia by [[Central Partnership]] on October 24, 2019.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 00:57, 8 January 2020

Text
Directed byKlim Shipenko
Written byDmitry Glukhovsky
Produced by
  • Vadim Vereshchagin
  • Eduard Iloyan
  • Denis Zhalinskiy
  • Aleksey Trotsyuk
  • Vitaliy Shlyappo
  • Rafael Minasbekyan
Starring
CinematographyAndrey Ivanov
Edited byTim Pavelko
Music by
  • Ivan Burlyaev
  • Dmitriy Noskov
  • Nikolai Rostov
Production
companies
Central Partnership Productions
StartFilm
Distributed byCentral Partnership
Release dates
  • October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24) (Russia and Other countries)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget75 million rubles
($1,181,000)
Box office379 million rubles
($6,164,814)

Text (Russian: Текст) is a 2019 Russian crime drama psychological erotic thriller film directed by Klim Shipenko, film adaptation of the best-selling novel Text (ru) by writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, who adapted the novel into a movie script. The main roles are played by Alexander Petrov, Ivan Yankovsky and Kristina Asmus.[1][2][3]

Text is was released in wide distribution on October 24, 2019. Having recouped its budget, the film became one of the highest-grossing Russian films in 2019 and received generally positive ratings from Russian film critics. The film received 6 nominations for the Golden Eagle Award (2020).

The certificate of the audience above Eighteen years of age.

Plot

The film tells about a man, Ilya Goryunov, who ended up behind bars on a false accusation. Once on the outside, he realizes that it is no longer possible to return to his former life, according to which he was so nostalgic, and he decides to take revenge on the man because of whom he ended up in prison. As a result of their meeting, Ilya received the offender’s smartphone and became him for his entourage.[4]

Cast

  • Alexander Petrov as Ilya Goryunov, a student
  • Ivan Yankovsky as
  • Kristina Asmus as Nina
  • Maksim Vinogradov as Seryoga, a friend of Ilya Goryunov
  • Sofya Ozerova as Vera, ex-girlfriend Ilya Goryunov
  • Sonya Karpunina as employee of the travel Agency
  • Kirill Nagiev as Gosha
  • Vitaliy Khaev

Production

The novel Text (ru) by Dmitry Glukhovsky, the author of the Metro 2033 series, was released in 2017 and was later translated into more than 20 languages. Within a week after the release of the book, Glukhovsky received about ten proposals for a film adaptation, including from Timur Bekmambetov, who wanted to make a film in the screenlife genre. Offers also came from the United States, Italy and South Korea. On October 21, 2019, Glukhovsky said that in parallel with the Russian company, the rights to the film adaptation were bought by an American company.[5]

Filming

At the beginning of the filming, Dmitry Glukhovsky offered the director Klim Shipenko the script Text he already had, which the director asked for some adjustments. Due to the busy travel schedule, Glukhovsky managed to visit the film set just a few times. He repeatedly met with the director and talked with the actors about their roles, and also played the role of a metro passenger in an episode of the film.

Principal photography took place in January - March 2019. Instead of Lobnya, the town of Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Oblast was filmed, also the shooting took place in Moscow and the Maldives. Filming in the apartment Goryunov took place in an ordinary residential building. The scene in the sewer was filmed in a real sewer in Troparyovo-Nikulino District at a depth of about 10 meters. Scenes in the subway took place in the Moscow metro after the approval process. Kristina Asmus also plays her heroine Nina in the eponymous production of the Yermolova Theatre.

Scenes on the streets, in the subway, on trains, were shot without blocking the area among ordinary passers-by and passengers - with the help of a half-hidden camera integrated into the animal carrier.

Music

Basta (rapper), having watched the film, wrote for him the song It’s scary to live like this, the director of the clip was Klim Shipenko. Alexander Petrov appears in the video in the image of Ilya Goryunov and performs the verse.

Release

The film is scheduled to be released in Russia by Central Partnership on October 24, 2019.

References

  1. ^ Охлобыстин прокомментировал участие Асмус в фильме «Текст»
  2. ^ Российские фильмы лидируют в прокате
  3. ^ "В ужасающем состоянии": Кристина Асмус попала в больницу
  4. ^ Текст, 2019
  5. ^ "Text". Russian Film Week New York. December 13, 2019.